MUSKEGON, MI -- Maurice Darnell Clemons, murder suspect and longtime fugitive, is being held without bond after his arraignment Friday.

Clemons, 27, was arraigned on a charge of open murder in the street shooting of 19-year-old Brandon McPherson on Nov. 28, 2010. Chief Muskegon County 60th District Judge Maria Ladas Hoopes denied bail and scheduled a preliminary examination for 9 a.m. Aug. 8.

Clemons fled the state after McPherson's shooting.

He was arrested by Milwaukee police officers two months ago after he was investigated for a separate “suspicious person” complaint. He was lodged in the Milwaukee County Jail fighting extradition until this week.

Muskegon authorities have said Clemons is responsible for the fatal shooting of Brandon McPherson on Nov. 28, 2010 – a violent year for urban Muskegon County areas, where a number of shootings occurred on the streets.

Brandon McPherson

McPherson was shot twice around 1:40 p.m. while walking in the area of East Isabella Avenue and Ambrosia Street.

Authorities had said McPherson and Clemons had been engaged in an ongoing dispute for months leading up to the shooting. It was never clear what the two men were fighting over prior to the fatal shooting, police said.

Attorney Terry J. Nolan has been retained to represent Clemons, Nolan said Friday.